Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Feb 8, 2012, Belém-Val de C...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on February 8, 2012 near Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion...
- Date: February 8, 2012
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion (dry tanks). The crew's flight planning and decision to fly non-stop with unreliable fuel indications, together with crew assertiveness and organizational factors, were contributing.
A King Air 90 on a flight from Sao Paulo-Congonhas to Belem flew non-stop without an intermediate refueling stop, despite unreliable fuel indicators. On approach to Belem at night both engines quit, and the crew ditched in Guajara Bay about 1.2 km short of the runway. All four occupants were rescued by naval personnel, one pilot with minor injuries.